State FFA Results from Brookings this past weekend.
Poultry Evaluation 2nd Place Team
Individually Lyzzie R. 1st, Hunter K 11th, Ray S. 13th
Agronomy 3rd Place Team.
Individually Jessica W. 6th Place, Alex B. 7th place
Horse Judging 7th Place Team/60 teams total
Individually Neva A. 20th, Brynley E. 25th
Milk Quality 10th place Team
Individually Sarah R. 10th, Sierra B. 19th
Meats Evaluation 22nd Place Team
Livestock Evaluation 34th Place Team/63 Teams Total
Individually Zetta K. 30th
Nursery Landscape 24th Place Team
Kadlin H. 30th Place
Range Plant ID 8th Place Team
Individually Jessica W 3rd place
Vet Science 30th Place/60 teams total
Floriculture 22nd/59 teams total
State Degree Recipients: Jayla E, Lyzzie R, Alex B
District 5 Star Greenhand Ray S
Just a reminder that the school district is wearing purple this Thursday to celebrate April as the Month of the Military Child.
The Defense Department celebrates military children during the month of April. There are more than 1.6 million military children who face many challenges and unique experiences as a result of their parents' service.
Middle schoolers and our 11th graders. State testing begins tomorrow so get lots of sleep and have a good breakfast. You have worked really hard this school year- now it's time to put that growth to the test. We believe in you.
Don't forget our talent show. Saturday at 7pm at the Mueller Center. High School and Middle School Kiwanis Key Club Talent Show.
A reminder for Family Movie Night tonight at 6 in the Elementary Cafeteria.
Information for any of our students interested in diesel tech or precision machinery.
A reminder of our informational meeting tonight for any of our Hot Springs families that have homeschooled for at least the length of school year 24-25. This meeting will include information about an online accredited program that the school district is interested in determining the interest from our homeschool families in using in school year 25-26. We will also connect with the current principal in Meade Co that both oversees the program at their school along with using it 1/2 time for his own daughter. Mr. Porterfield will be able to answer questions from a homeschool parent perspective.
Our paraprofessionals are the absolute best.
Seniors and parents of seniors: I have had two of our local organizations approach me in just the last week curious if information about our scholarships were being shared. Both organizations shared that they were increasing the amount of their scholarship(s) and that they were hoping for more students applying. This tells me that there is a great amount of support by our community and that possibly our seniors have not completed all of the scholarship applications that they are interested/eligible to apply for. Here is the link to our scholarship list that we add to when different agencies reach out to us or when we are told of an opportunity for our students.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-tDNXmEl2t96Zy8Luq-wekZeQvwOaYIvbJGbdhtZvzY/edit?usp=sharing
Parents... our Hot Springs Spring Spirit Wear Sale has been extended! Now save 20% off with code SPRING through April 8th! Shop at https://1stplace.sale/114508
Middle School State Testing
Dear Parent or Guardian:
From April 7 to May 2, students in grades 6-8 will take the state assessment in (a) English Language Arts and (b) Mathematics. Students in grade (tested grades) will take the state assessment in (c) Science. The purpose of this letter is to help in your understanding of the assessment, as well as providing a few ideas for improving your child’s preparedness.
The assessments measure student achievement of our state’s standards in the areas of English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In addition, score reports will provide information on student performance in the following areas:
o English: Reading, writing, listening, & research
o Math: Concepts and procedures; problem-solving and modeling/data analysis; & communicating reasoning
o Science: physical science, life science, and earth & space science
The assessments are given through an online computer application and are unique in the way they adapt to a student’s question responses. This is important as it provides questions that are appropriate for your child’s level of learning. As a result, each student has the same opportunity to succeed and maintain a positive attitude towards testing. These assessments are not timed; however, we provide the following times as estimates of assessment duration: (a) English – 3.5 hours, (b) Math – 3 hours and (c) Science – 1.5 hours.
Student grades will not be impacted by their performance on this assessment, however the assessment does serve as a way for the school to analyze how well we are helping students meet the standards. Shortly after the testing period is complete, you will receive a report showing your child’s scores.
There is no need to study in preparation for the assessments. We do, however, ask that students try their best and get plenty of rest the night before testing. It is important for students to come to school on test days. Assessment are required, therefore making up a missed assessment leads to less instructional time and a loss of important learning opportunities. Please make sure your student has corded headphones and their computer charger.
This testing is very important for your child, Hot Springs Middle School and the Hot Springs School District Thank you for supporting your child and our school during this assessment period. Please contact us if you have any questions. We know that Hot Springs Middle School’s students will help us to understand the great strides our students have taken in meeting our school and state standards in learning!
Sincerely,
Eric Reynolds
Assistant Principal
11th Grade State testing
Dear Parent or Guardian:
From April 7 to May 2, students in grade 11 will take the state assessment in (a) English Language Arts, (b) Mathematics, and (c) Science. The purpose of this letter is to help in your understanding of the assessment, as well as providing a few ideas for improving your child’s preparedness.
The assessments measure student achievement in relation to our state standards in the areas of English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In addition, score reports will provide information on student performance in the following areas:
o English: reading, writing, listening, & research
o Math: concepts and procedures; problem solving and modeling/data analysis; & communicating reasoning
o Science: physical science, life science, and earth & space science
The assessments are given through an online computer application and are unique in the way they adapt to a student’s question responses. This is important as it provides questions that are appropriate for your child’s level of learning. As a result, each student has the same opportunity to succeed and maintain a positive attitude towards testing. These assessments are not timed; however, we provide the following times as estimates of assessment duration: (a) English – 4 hours, (b) Math – 3.5 hours, (c) Science – 1 hour.
Student grades will not be impacted by their performance on this assessment, however the assessment does serve as a way for the school to analyze how well we are helping students meet the standards.
There is no need for students to study in preparation for the assessments. We do, however, ask that students try their best and get plenty of rest the night before testing. It is important for students to come to school on test days. Assessments are required, therefore making up a missed assessment leads to less instructional time and a loss of important learning opportunities. Please make sure students have corded headphones and their computer charger.
This testing is very important for your child, Hot Springs High School, and the Hot Springs School District. Thank you for supporting your child and our school during this assessment period. Please contact us if you have any questions. We know that Hot Springs High School students will help us to understand the great strides our students have taken in meeting our school and state standards in learning!
Sincerely,
Eric Reynolds
Assistant Principal
Congratulations to our 4.0 Honor Roll students.
The Hot Springs Legion Family came to school today and delivered a check that will pay off ALL outstanding lunch balances, regardless of income and current enrollment status. We thank the Legion Family for making today ZERO day.... where all lunch balances are zero.
A reminder for our invitation tonight (Tuesday, April 1st) to celebrate our students who achieved a 4.0 GPA third quarter. This event will begin at 6:00pm In The Case and is open to family, friends, and the community. We will be recognizing 63 of our middle and high schoolers.
Kiwanis Club of Hot Springs is sponsoring a Family Movie Night this Thursday.
April is Month of the Military Child
The Hot Springs School District will take part in this recognition on Thursday, April 10th.
Are you interested in the teaching profession, the BEST profession around? 😊 We are looking for current sophomores and juniors that are interested in exploring what it means to be a classroom teacher. In partnership with several grants, we have started our own Educator Rising Chapter. We will continue this into next year and hope to attend the state conference as a Chapter. The program’s funding allows for reimbursement of the dual enrollment Teacher Pathway Certificate which includes two education classes, one communications class, and one history class. If you are interested in this dual enrollment opportunity, please email Ms. Foshee (amber.foshee@k12.sd.us) and/or Dr. Cumbow (Kyley.cumbow@k12.sd.us) no later than May 1, 2025.
STEAM Camp available for our elementary students.
What some of our students were doing today. 2nd place for both the Elementary and Middle School archers at state.
